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03/12/2026

Background: Despite concerted efforts to improve diet quality and reduce malnutrition, micronutrient deficiencies remain widespread globally, especially in l...

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Join Dr. Rebecca Dekker and Dr. Morgan Richardson Cayama as they share more about the evidence on inducing labor for Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM), or high blood sugar that can develop during pregnancy.

This podcast episode covers some of the biggest takeaways from our recently updated Evidence Based Birth® Signature Article, the “Evidence on: Inducing for Gestational Diabetes”. Some of the questions we address include:

What is the evidence on the potential benefits and risk of labor induction versus expectant management for gestational diabetes? And what are the limitations of the available evidence?

What other factors might weigh into shared decision-making around induction and timing of birth for someone with gestational diabetes?

If induction is chosen, when is the best time for it to occur?

You can access the Signature Article, scientific references, and free 2-page handout at ebbirth.com/inducinggdm.

🎧 Listen now to the Evidence Based Birth® Podcast:⁠
EBB 388 - Updated Evidence on Induction for Gestational Diabetes

ebbirth.com/388

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02/25/2026

✌️Step Delivery

Behind these colored overalls that were my day 3 at a birth wordrobe, is a tshirt that says “in this birth space we remain patient”. The whole room took a big deep breath in this moment as we watched this baby girl rotate her way through the portal both arms reaching for the world.

If you’ve ever seen a hospital birth, the majority of providers would have both of their hands inside this mother … practicing the 1 step delivery. This is where they expect, make, the head and body delivery in one contraction. Interestingly, the big push for this is a nervous provider (trained in 1 step delivery)… wanting to avoid a shoulder dystocia… but studies show that the 1 step delivery actually INCREASES the risk of shoulder dystocia!

Traditionally, midwives practice the 2 step delivery. Since our bodies have been birthing babies, the physiological way is allowing a beautiful pause between head with one surge, a rotation, and then shoulders on the next surge.

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02/22/2026

For years, pregnancy nutrition has been framed as something that only matters for nine months. But the research tells a very different story.
A growing body of evidence shows that metabolic health begins in utero (and arguably, preconception) — and that what a mother eats during pregnancy can influence her child’s health not just at birth or in early childhood, but all the way into adulthood.
Roughly two years ago, I presented at the Metabolic Health Summit, a conference full of incredible research and clinical insights from leading experts in the health field. I finally carved out the time to share some highlights of that presentation in written format, which I titled (no surprise) “Metabolic Health Starts In Utero.”
This concept, known as fetal programming, has been a through-line in my work for decades. From early exposure to ancestral nutrition research to years spent working clinically in gestational diabetes and high-risk pregnancies, I’ve seen firsthand how blood sugar balance and micronutrient status during pregnancy shape long-term outcomes.
In this new article, I break down:
• What fetal programming actually means (and where that concept originated)
• Why blood sugar matters, but isn’t the whole story
• How protein and fat support baby’s development
• How key micronutrients help “build” lifelong metabolic and brain health for baby
…and more.
If this topic is new to your friends or colleagues, please share—it’s a clear, research-backed primer on why pregnancy nutrition matters long after birth.
👉 Comment STARTSBLOG for the link.